When was Haystack founded?

Haystack was founded in 2019 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Haystack located?

Haystack is headquartered in Santa Monica, United States.

How many employees does Haystack have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Haystack is 52.

Is Haystack a funded company?

Haystack is a funded company, having raised a total of $10.2M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Aug 22, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Haystack?

Haystack's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jun 24, 2025, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Haystack rank among its competitors?

Haystack ranks 6th amongst 227 active competitors, of which 35 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Pluria, which secured $2M in May, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Haystack?

Haystack's top competitors include Humand, Oak and Pluria. Among them, Pluria secured the most recent funding round in May, 2026.

Haystack - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cloud-based enterprise collaboration software. It provides a platform that integrates workplace tools used by enterprise teams and brings distributed employees and top-down communications channels to a centralized hub. Its key features include a knowledge base, communications tool, and people directory.

Website: www.haystackteam.com/
Email ID: *****@haystackteam.com
Phone Number: +1 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2019

Location

Santa Monica, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$10.2M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jun 24, 2025, $*****

Investors

Greycroft & 8 more

Ranked

6^th among 227 active competitors

Employee Count

52 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Humand & 405 more

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Haystack is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Haystack Team Inc. CIN: 1829793 , United States, Active		$1 - $1M (As on Nov 03, 2020)	-	-
HAYSTACK TEAM, INC. CIN: 842449674 , United States, Active	Jul 18, 2019	-	18 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Haystack has raised a total funding of $10.2M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 22, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 24, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Haystack has 8 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Haystack:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 24, 2025	9561626	Series A	4428937	3240344	2280248	4844339
Dec 13, 2022	5380741	Conventional Debt	3427964	3243959	1295823	6309163
Mar 23, 2021	5720254	Seed	5319613	1985283	Greycroft & 2 more	Biz Stone

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The founders of Haystack is Haibo Zhao.

Here are the details of Haystack's key team members:

Haibo Zhao: Co-Founder and CTO of Haystack and founder of 1 other company.
Cameron Lindsay: CEO of Haystack.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Haystack's employee count trend

Haystack has 52 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Haystack's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Haystack include Humand, Oak and Pluria. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Haystack, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Humand 2020, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Series A	Mobile-based suite solutions for enterprise collaboration	$66.5M	Kaszek, Goodwater Capital & 8 others	68/100
2nd	Oak 1994, Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom), Acquired	Intranet software to connect teams and engage people	$16.5M	Maven Capital Partners, Northstar Ventures ... & 4 others	64/100
3rd	Pluria 2020, Bucharest (Romania), Seed	Provider of managed flexible workspaces	$4M	Eleven, Sparking Capital & 3 others	64/100
4th	Yammer 2008, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Connect, collaborate, and make decisions faster across your organization	$142M	Emergence Capital, DFJ Growth & 17 others	63/100
5th	Interact 1996, Manchester (United Kingdom), Acquired	Intranet-based employee communications solutions provider	-	Octopus Ventures, Perwyn	60/100
6th	Haystack 2019, Santa Monica (United States), Series A	Cloud-based enterprise collaboration software	$10.2M	Greycroft, BoxGroup & 7 others	59/100
7th	Kohort 2011, New York City (United States), Seed	Online social network platform for communities in enterprises	$2.96M	IA Ventures, Zelkova Ventures & 9 others	48/100
8th	Frond 2020, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Online social platform for conversations within communities using threads	$3.3M	Cherry Ventures, WndrCo & 20 others	44/100
9th	CubeTree 2008, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Enterprise social network and collaboration	$11.5M	InterWest Partners, Trinity Ventures & 2 others	44/100
10th	Convo 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series A	AI-powered software consulting and collaboration platform for modern teams	$5M	Morgenthaler	44/100